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Moscow Press Corps Reacts with Shock, Despair to Navalny Conviction
With the conviction this morning of anti-corruption crusader Alexey Navalny on charges of embezzling $500,000 from a state-owned timber company, the Kremlin sent a strong message that it has little tolerance for dissent. Navalny's five-year prison...
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Thu, Jul 18 2013 9:00 AM
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Morning Brief: Arab League Backs Kerry's Middle East Peace Bid
Arab League Backs Kerry's Middle East Peace Bid Top news: The Arab League on Wednesday backed a plan by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to restart peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians. The endorsement, carried by the Jordanian state news...
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Thu, Jul 18 2013 6:04 AM
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FP Passport
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The North Koreans Are Better Gunrunners Than You Might Think
In hindsight, the Chong Chon Gang probably wasn't the best ship to task with running guns through America's backyard. With a huge North Korean flag emblazoned on its smoke stack and a history of trouble with the law, the ship was about as conspicuous...
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Wed, Jul 17 2013 4:50 PM
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FP Passport
Google Accidentally Sinks Scottish Island
According to Google Maps , the residents of the island of Jura, Scotland, are drowning in the Atlantic Ocean. In reality, they're fine. An error in the program, discovered earlier this month , has resulted in the island showing up as a mere patch...
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Wed, Jul 17 2013 4:00 PM
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FP Passport
The Snowden Hype Campaign Begins
Traitors , loners , and pornographers : These are just some of the ways Edward Snowden and Glenn Greenwald have been smeared by their critics over the past month. And now the NSA leaker and Guardian journalist have discovered a way to return fire. Call...
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Wed, Jul 17 2013 10:50 AM
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Al Qaeda Leader in Yemen Might Really Be Dead This Time
Said al-Shihri, the second-in-command of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), has reportedly been killed. But unlike previous (and premature) reports of his death -- and there have been many -- this time the news came straight from the source, in...
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Wed, Jul 17 2013 9:30 AM
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Yemen
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Was Egypt a 'Democratic Coup'?
Following Mohamed Morsy's overthrow in Egypt, I wrote about Ozan Varol's argument that under certain rare circumstances, coups can be described as "democratic" if they are staged against authoritarian regimes with the widespread support...
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Wed, Jul 17 2013 8:45 AM
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Morning Brief: Cuba Claims Weapons Bound for North Korea Were Sent for Repair
Cuba Claims Weapons Bound for North Korea Were Sent for Repair Top news: Cuba claimed on Tuesday that weapons seized on a ship in Panama and bound for North Korea was "obsolete defensive weaponry" sent to its isolated ally for repair. Those...
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Wed, Jul 17 2013 5:51 AM
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The Surprising Relationship Between Corruption and Economic Growth
Another day, another ballooning corruption scandal in southern Europe. On Monday, the former treasurer of Spain's ruling center-right Popular Party (PP), Luis Bárcenas, admitted in court to authoring handwritten ledgers detailing the secret flow of...
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Tue, Jul 16 2013 4:45 PM
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Should the CIA Be Sharing Intelligence with Hezbollah?
The enemy of the CIA's enemy in Lebanon is still its enemy. But, according to a report for McClatchy by FP contributor Mitchell Prothero , when the CIA discovered that al Qaeda-affiliated rebel groups in Syria were plotting attacks against Hezbollah's...
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Tue, Jul 16 2013 3:00 PM
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Captured Zetas Leader Built Reputation on Sadistic Violence
In the macabre world of Mexican gangland violence, Miguel Ángel Treviño Morales, the Zetas chief who was captured on Monday, stands out in his taste for violence. Dismemberment, acid baths, and decapitation were standard tactics for the man who helped...
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Tue, Jul 16 2013 2:00 PM
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Drugs & Crime
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Morning Brief: Seven Dead in Cairo Clashes
Seven Dead in Cairo Clashes Top news: Overnight clashes in Cairo between supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsy and Egyptian security services left seven people dead and at least 260 wounded. The renewed violence comes on the heels of a visit by...
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Tue, Jul 16 2013 5:58 AM
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Morning Brief
The Postage Stamp That Has France in a Frenzy
Not everyone in France is thrilled with the new postage stamp featuring a youthful Marianne, one of the symbols of la République Française , that François Hollande unveiled at the Élysée Palace on Bastille Day -- as part of a tradition in which each new...
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Mon, Jul 15 2013 3:40 PM
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Europe
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France
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Culture
Russia Launches Massive War Games Blitz
No one seems to be paying much attention, but in the seas off the coast of Japan, the wilderness of Siberia, and little towns north of Moscow, the Russian military is currently engaged in a massive training blitz. On Friday, Russian President Vladimir...
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Mon, Jul 15 2013 2:30 PM
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FP Passport
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Russia
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Military
Morning Brief: Chinese Economic Growth Slows in Second Quarter
Chinese Economic Growth Slows in Second Quarter Top news: Chinese economic growth slowed to 7.5 percent in the second quarter of the year amid efforts by the country's new leaders to rein in credit and pivot toward reforms. Monday's economic figures...
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Mon, Jul 15 2013 5:49 AM
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